For a healthy skin, a good vitamin C serum is a perfect way to get effective doses of collagen enhancing vitamin C into your skincare routine. A serum is oil-free and is lighter than lotion, so it can be considered for younger, oily or acne-prone skin. These products with higher concentration are good to fight wrinkles and age spots.

The best Vitamin C serums can boost collagen production

Vitamin C comes with many skin benefits and has tried and tested for years. It is proven one of the best skin care ingredients. This powerful antioxidant neutralizes free radicals that damage your skin cells. It also prevents your skin against the sun and stimulates collagen synthesis and one of the best ways to improve your skin damage is collagen production.

Beneficial vitamin C concentrations are best wrinkles and age spot fighter over time. It can also be helpful for acne and acne scars. L-ascorbic acid is the most common form of vitamin C.

One downside of vitamin C is when it is exposed to light and air it can degrade quickly. And when vitamin C oxidizes, it not only becomes ineffective but can also damage your skin because oxidized ascorbic acid may form free radicals.

You should always purchase a fresh product that comes from a reputed manufacturer. Many products have the expired date mentioned on it but a sure sign of oxidation is a yellow tinge on it.

Some of the reputed companies make vitamin C serums that are somewhat stabilized and use additives that stave off oxidation. Beware of such things and look for a brand that has a good reputation.

A good facial serum would definitely mention the percentage of Vitamin C either on the package or website. It may take time for your skin to get used to vitamin C. Starting with the strongest product may produce irritation, so look for one that contains around 10% of L-ascorbic acid if you are a beginner.

If your skin responds well to that or you have been trying some other vitamin C products, this is the time when you should switch to stronger serums with 20% vitamin C.

A vitamin C serum for face is applied like other serums or lotions

You need to take extra care of the areas that are prone to wrinkling like forehead and around the mouth. A facial serum is not apt for your eyes because of the strength of the product and lack of moisture.

It doesn’t matter you use it in the morning or evening, but try not to apply a product that contains copper peptides within 6 hours of the vitamin C serum. Night applications are seen to increase collagen production more effectively.

Using in the daytime may protect your skin from the sun, but not enough to skip sunscreen.

You can increase the value of vitamin C products with exfoliation. Remove dead skin cells with a scrub, loofah or peel that will help vitamin C to get to living skin.

When you select the best vitamin C serum (Check: Omorfio’s top picks), remember that brand and strength make a big difference. Don’t use a serum after its expiry date as it can actually cause more damage to your skin.

How you apply your makeup can be a really decisive factor in making you appear slim. Don’t believe us? Just look at most celebrities. They hardly look like their on-screen personas in real life.

It is the makeup that does the trick. So here’s a collection of time-tested beauty hacks used by celebrities to get those stellar appearances. If you’re interested in accentuating your body as well, make sure you read Omorfio’s Guide to Waist trainers, however, for now, here are 7 beauty hacks for a beautiful face.

1. Take care to select the right eyebrow shape

You might not realize this but your brows actually play a key role in making your face appear slimmer. A substantial brow, which is not too thick and has an arch in the middle lifts up your face and gives it a slimming effect. Also, remember to shade your eyebrows in a color slightly darker than the rest of your face to make them a prominent facial feature.

2. Properly conceal under eye circles

Under eye circles really drag down the appearance of your face making it look dull and heavy. So use the good concealer to even out the skin under your eyes and then concentrate on your eye makeup to ensure they stand out for their brightness and uplift your face by making it look slimmer.

3. Concentrate more on eye makeup

Stunning eye makeup helps divert attention from other areas of your body. Use mascara and eyeliner to highlight the eyes and make them look bigger. Also, choose eyeshadows that are close to your skin tone. For e.g.: Gold and pink shadows work for blue eyes, while plums and coppers complement green ones, and blue, teal and purple merge with brown eyes.

4. Tweak the blush you use

You should opt for blushes with slightly brown undertones than the ones with red undertones because the former is closer to normal skin tone and the latter because of the mismatch makes your face look heavier. Apply the blush judiciously from the middle of the cheekbone in outward strokes towards your ears.

5. Use a bronzer

Using a bronzer lifts the weight off your face and makes it look slimmer. To execute the hack perfectly, put on a light bronzer layer at the jawline and slightly darken the area. Remember to blend it into your makeup properly. Then apply a darker layer under the jaw to help divert attention from any weight around the neck region. This can actually make you appear 10lbs lighter in a jiffy!

6. The perfect lip color

Dark shades on the lips make your face look fuller and heavier. So opt for pinks, nudes or simple dewy lip glosses close to your skin tone so that it blends in well.

7. Finish with a highlighter

Finish your routine with a dash of highlighter at the top your cheekbones, on the bridge of your nose and the forehead to give your face and elongated appearance and make you look slimmer on the whole.

Teaming up with Adidas NEO once again for a special collection, singer Selena Gomez is ready for summer in this new campaign. The brunette, who recently starred in sexy swimwear shoot, wears denim, casual tees and sporty pants for the new advertisements.The images were shot on location in Los Angeles, California, and adidas even have a behind the scenes video where Selena talks about some of her favorite pieces from the line.

Staying true to her signature super glam style while on her way to an “American Idol” event in Hollywood. The “Booty” singer Jennifer Lopez, who recently made a music video with Iggy Azalea was spotted out and about in a black and white Roberto Cavalli cutout maxi dress. With the addition of a black, autumn-ready hat and that gorgeous physique, she literally glowed from the inside out.

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Staying true to her signature super glam style while on her way to an “American Idol” event in Hollywood. The “Booty” singer Jennifer Lopez, who recently made a music video with Iggy Azalea was spotted out and about in a black and white Roberto Cavalli cutout maxi dress. With the addition of a black, […]